Thermopylae

[ ther-mop-uh-lee ]

/ θərˈmɒp əˌli /

noun

a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.

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Foreign-policy experts rush to compare Libya to Bosnia, the Punic Wars, Iraq, Kosovo, Thermopylae, and so forth.

The Horrible Libya Hypocrisies |Leslie H. Gelb |March 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Was the story nearing another failure--a tragedy dismal and complete as that of Thermopylae?

In the Days of Poor Richard |Irving Bacheller
The situation of the Spartans was now similar to that of their ancestors when they made their last stand at Thermopylae.

Stories from Thucydides |H. L. Havell
Well, we will all do our best, you may be sure; but since Thermopylae, I doubt if men have fought against longer odds.

A Jacobite Exile |G. A. Henty

There are hot springs at Thermopylae and other places, which are used for sanitary purposes.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 |Various
Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat, but the Alamo had none.

Rolling Stones |O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for thermopylae

Thermopylae

/ (θəˈmɒpəˌliː) /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea linking Locris and Thessaly: a defensible position on a traditional invasion route from N Greece; scene of a famous battle (480 bc) in which a greatly outnumbered Greek army under Leonidas fought to the death to delay the advance of the Persians during their attempted conquest of Greece

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